The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Mars is near the moon right now ... appearing only about 2.2 degrees apart. You can see all the planets of the planetary parade just after sunset, with Saturn appearing fainter and lower in the sky as ...

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

Stargazers will get a peek at what's been called a "parade of planets," when up to seven planets may appear to line up.

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They may look like they’re arranged in tight formation. But remember, that’s a grand illusion. The planets’ orbits around the ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

To see Mars at its very best, look east at sunset between Jan. 12 and Jan. 16. The Red Planet will rise at sunset, stay visible all night, and finally set in the west at sunrise. It will dominate ...

However, it will also do something spectacular when it covers up — or occults — the red planet, Mars, on Monday ... there’s a substantial time between sunset and moonrise in North America ...